Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Master of Arts in European and Global studies)
Course code	EP2444/001PD/2018

Tuition fee	€2,529 per year In order to accept your Offer at the University of Padova, you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees. Information on 2021/22 fees is not yet available, but the amounts will be more or less the same of 2020/21. The total amount of tuition fees due per each academic year can be significantly waived based on your “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”. For further information on how to obtain your ISEE and other income-based reductions, see: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€188 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the first instalment is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) is required, with proven skills in Political Science, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Economics, Management, Cooperation and Development, Intercultural Communication, Media and Cultural Studies, International Law, Linguistics, Political Philosophy, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, History The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent

More information	unipd.it/en/european-global-studies

Overview

The Master’s degree provides a global, original and critical perspective on political and institutional settings, thanks to the development of solid competences, methods and conceptual tools useful for the analysis of political, historical, social and economic contexts. This background allows the development and management of political strategies, social intervention and projects both at European and international level, within multi-actor and multi-level settings.

Programme structure

Common track: History of ideas; Political Philosophy; Political Science; Law; Economics; Sociology and Applied Linguistics

Major A – European Policies: multidisciplinary analysis of the main policy and governance challenges that the European Union is facing

Major B – Global Communication Policies: focuses on how governance, communication and digital transformations intersect on emerging policy and societal challenges

Major C – Global social policies and security issues: focuses on the main current global social challenges, in particular on the consequences of inequality and limited social justice on security issues

Career opportunities

Graduates work as socially concerned problem solvers, critical policy analysts and evaluators, project developers and managers in public, private and academic institutions; managers of virtual exchanges for multi-sited teams working towards community building and cultural learning.